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In Brazil, fires and deforestation threaten Amazon species’ survival
In the Amazon rainforest, record-breaking forest fires and ongoing deforestation threaten the survival of thousands of plant and animal species that call the ecosystem home. Scientists seeking to save them are carefully evaluating which areas of the vibrant Amazon biome…
This young scientist studies wild animals. Bias against disability won’t stop her
Field biologist Charlotte Devitz is part of a trend: researchers expanding the boundaries of accessible science.
Butterflies are disappearing in Ohio. Here’s what that means for insects everywhere
Butterflies also act as big, flashy beautiful warning signs for environmental change.
How these water fleas could save your water quality — and your life
On this Earth Day 2019, we celebrate water fleas and ecologist Meghan Duffy. Duffy studies how these water fleas maintain healthy waterways and fight deadly diseases.
Road de-icing, industrial activity and other culprits are pushing salt levels in rivers and streams to alarming levels.
In "The Death and Life of the Great Lakes," journalist Dan Egan crafts a cautious yet hopeful narrative using history, reporting, and his own experiences to highlight the threats posed to the world's largest freshwater system.
A new study shows it takes a little time before outsider dwarf mongooses will be trusted with a crucial job in a new group. But in these communities, immigrants are always welcome.
Here's the science behind how they do it.
Only two species of yeast --- ale yeast and lager yeast -- have been used for traditional beer brewing over the last 600 years. A lab in North Carolina may have found a third in the strangest place: On bees…
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